The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Tongue the Shell (feat. Nick Wright)
Date: September 3, 2025
Guests: Nick Wright
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Overview
In this lively episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the crew are joined by Nick Wright for a wild, insightful, and often hilarious discussion that swerves between sports, pop culture, and the art of peanut consumption. The episode features recurring banter about Nick’s playful nemesis status with Pablo Torre, an unexpectedly deep dive into the world of nuts (yes, peanuts and the people who eat them), and hard-hitting NFL talk going into the new season. There’s also discussion of Tyreek Hill’s situation in Miami, the legacy of the Bills and Chiefs, Pablo Torre’s journalistic achievements, and reactions to NBA reporting on the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard scandal.
Key Topics & Discussion Points
1. Peanut Discourse & The "Nuttiest Fan" Contest (01:07–13:34)
- New Partnership with Hampton Farms: Introduction of the "nuttiest fan" contest, gauging which college football fanbase is wildest.
- Peanut Eating Habits: Deep, surprisingly philosophical analysis of how different people eat peanuts—including those who eat the shell, those who “tongue the shell” for salt, and the unwritten rules of nut-eating at baseball games.
- Nick Wright’s Endorsement: Nick praises the sponsor’s peanuts and contrasts them with saltless Yankee Stadium peanuts:
"Back when we were a proper country, that's what it was. Go to a Yankee game up here... It's just a tasteless shell." – Nick Wright (04:19)
- Peanut Shell Eaters: Laughter over the "one-shoter" who eats entire peanuts shelled:
"If things ever really go south and we're all on our own, that guy probably has a slightly greater chance of survival." – Nick Wright (05:18)
- Banter on ‘Fancy Nuts’ & Parental Memories: Who’s a macadamia guy, who’s a pine nut guy, and dads showing nutcracking dominance as a flex.
2. Tyreek Hill, Dolphins Leadership, and NFL Storylines (16:24–29:17)
- Tyreek Hill’s Status in Miami: Dan asks Nick to weigh in on Dolphins managing Tyreek Hill after his controversial season, not being named captain, and trade speculation.
"What you can't do is be like, we don't want you, we don't trust you, but we need you. That's not going to work." – Nick Wright (18:44)
- Leadership Theories: The crew proposes theories—did Tyreek opt out of captaincy, did McDaniel COOK the votes, or was it signal of a schism?
- Hard Knocks and the Buffalo Bills: Nick asserts his predictive accuracy about the Bills and points out media hypocrisy in how they’re handled.
"I'm the only person in sports media who's been right about them every single year the last five years..." – Nick Wright (21:22)
- Chiefs Super Bowl Loss & Gambling: Nick relives the agony of last year's Super Bowl defeat—financially, professionally, and personally.
"Worst sports loss of my life. Dan, thanks for bringing it up. On the eve in the new season." – Nick Wright (23:21) "If you win three straight Super Bowls... you're just minted... That'll probably never happen again." – Nick Wright (25:53)
- NFL Season Anticipation: Nick is excited for more Lamar Jackson discourse, a big year for Baker Mayfield, and skeptical of Bo Nix hype.
3. The Pablo Torre & Nick Wright ‘Nemes’ Banter (04:59–08:48, 29:03–34:32)
- Nick’s “Nemes” Issue with Pablo: Good-natured ribbing about Pablo’s “Peabody flex,” crossword fame, and being a "macadamia nut" kind of guy.
"You know, I'd like... to root for Pablo, but then occasionally things like his name being in the mini crossword and him tweeting it..." – Nick Wright (29:17) "Should I tag the Peabody Award? That's just... hilarious. And I can't get over it." – Nick Wright (32:12)
- Crew Chimes In: Each attempts to psychoanalyze Pablo’s peanut preferences as a proxy for personality.
4. NBA Scandal: Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, and League Penalties (34:32–43:57)
- Reactions to Pablo Torre's Breaking Story: The group pivots to the Clippers/Kawhi Leonard payments scandal and how it might play out.
"I would set the over under at penalty for this at one and a half second round picks and I would probably take the under..." – Nick Wright on league penalties (37:59)
- League Hypocrisy & Loopholes: Extended analogy to the Anthony Carter/Heat incident and speculation around side deals and widespread unspoken corrupt deals:
"That's the type of credit limit that really can only be extended to someone who is known to have tens of millions of dollars..." – Nick Wright, relating to Shohei Ohtani's translator scandal (42:32)
- Larger Point: League often takes the path of least resistance—unless owners get truly angry, nothing much will happen.
5. Rapid Fire & Exit Banter (43:57–46:46)
- Mina Kimes “Take Integrity” Beef: Nick corrects the record on having multiple #1 teams:
"Do not question my commitment to take integrity in any circumstance." – Nick Wright (44:36)
- Nose Jokes and Final Plugs: Nick embraces his meme status, instruction to "send me some of those peanuts," and classic "take care, brush your hair" sign-off.
Notable Quotes
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On Tyreek Hill's Captaincy:
"What you can't do is be like, we don't want you, we don't trust you, but we need you. That's not going to work. We all know that's not going to work. So I just felt like... this is a half measure that I. That I'm not a fan of." – Nick Wright (18:44)
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On Sports Pain:
"Worst sports loss of my life. Dan, thanks for bringing it up." – Nick Wright (23:21)
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On Chiefs’ Place in Sports History:
"If you win three straight Super Bowls... you're just minted. And I do, I think that they're ever going to have a chance to win... one game [to] be the greatest team of all time. That'll probably never happen again." – Nick Wright (25:53)
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On Pablo’s Humblebrags:
“Should I tag the Peabody Award? That’s just... hilarious. That is objectively hilarious.” – Nick Wright (32:12)
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On NBA Punishments for Clippers:
"I would set the over under at penalty for this at one and a half second round picks and I would probably take the under..." – Nick Wright (37:59)
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On "Take Integrity":
“Do not question my commitment to take integrity in any circumstance.” – Nick Wright (44:36)
Highlighted Timestamps
- 01:07 - Billy gets fired up over college football coaches’ poll; peanut talk kicks off
- 04:59 - Nick Wright enters, immediately launching into peanut nostalgia and Pablo Torre jabs
- 09:17 - "You have to tongue the shell because that's where the salt is. Hey yo. Hell yeah. You tongue the shell." – Nick Wright
- 16:24 - NFL: Tyreek Hill’s controversial leadership/non-captaincy
- 23:21 - Nick Wright relives the pain of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss
- 29:17 - Deep Pablo Torre banter, crossing over into crossword and Peabody shade
- 34:32 - Shift to NBA - Kawhi/Clippers scandal analysis
- 44:22 - Nick defends his “take integrity” against Mina Kimes
- 46:46 - Sign-off, peanut request, and classic “take care, brush your hair” line
Memorable Moments
- Ten-minute philosophical debate over the morality and technique of eating whole peanuts ("one-shoter"), including Nick’s anthropological take on survival and the evolution of snacking.
- Multiple playful roastings of Pablo Torre—first about how he’d eat a macadamia nut, then for his self-acknowledged accolades.
- Nick’s heartfelt, comedic, and slightly tragic monologue about losing big on the Chiefs, merging sports fandom, financial ruin, and existential football dread.
- Nick’s coaching on handling locker-room drama, theoretically scripting crisis management for Dolphins' leadership.
Summary Takeaway
Fans of "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" will find this episode a quintessential blend of high-level sports analysis, irreverent humor, and wild conversational detours. Nick Wright shines both as a sports evaluator and a comic foil, especially when riffing on Pablo Torre or spiraling into nut taxonomy. The episode expertly balances significant NFL and NBA stories with the light-hearted, rapid-fire storytelling that defines the show, making it both accessible and essential for sports fans and pop-culture enthusiasts alike.